Podcasters: Matthew Bennett, Curt Mower, & Dr. Jerry Yager

Carol Dweck’s groundbreaking research on Growth Mindsets provides a powerful framework for helping those we work with shift from a fix or victim mindset to what Dweck calls a growth mindset. In this episode, Matt, Curt, and Jerry introduce the concept of growth and fixed mindsets and what they tell us about the victim mentality that often results from repeated trauma. Dweck’s ideas help us understand this thinking and how shifting it is an integral part of the healing experience.

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The article that changed Curt’s life: Effects of Uninstructed Verbal Behavior on Nonverbal Responding